Alexander Makshtas

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Alexander Makshtas is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Makshtas has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Atmospheric Science, 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 12 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alexander Makshtas's work include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (47 papers), Climate change and permafrost (23 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (17 papers). Alexander Makshtas is often cited by papers focused on Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (47 papers), Climate change and permafrost (23 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (17 papers). Alexander Makshtas collaborates with scholars based in Russia, United States and Germany. Alexander Makshtas's co-authors include Edgar L. Andreas, Christian Haas, Jeffrey R. Key, Walter N. Meier, James D. Reist, Mats A. Granskog, Bob van Oort, Donald K. Perovich, Christine Michel and Syun‐Ichi Akasofu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Makshtas

60 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Arctic sea ice in transformation: A review of recent observed changes and impacts on biology and human activity

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Makshtas Russia	17	1.3k	643	226	225	89	60	1.5k
Qinghua Yang China	21	1.2k 0.9×	550 0.9×	140 0.6×	247 1.1×	89 1.0×	125	1.4k
J. Richter‐Menge United States	23	2.0k 1.6×	399 0.6×	251 1.1×	287 1.3×	87 1.0×	59	2.2k
F. Fetterer United States	19	1.7k 1.3×	613 1.0×	184 0.8×	404 1.8×	111 1.2×	51	2.0k
M. G. Asplin Canada	17	839 0.6×	389 0.6×	158 0.7×	252 1.1×	49 0.6×	30	1.1k
R. J. Galley Canada	25	1.3k 1.0×	294 0.5×	426 1.9×	473 2.1×	84 0.9×	59	1.5k
Christopher Horvat United States	20	994 0.8×	320 0.5×	210 0.9×	495 2.2×	30 0.3×	36	1.2k
Petra Heil Australia	26	1.5k 1.2×	369 0.6×	148 0.7×	412 1.8×	27 0.3×	86	1.7k
Svetlana I. Kuzmina Russia	12	948 0.7×	614 1.0×	126 0.6×	178 0.8×	28 0.3×	23	1.1k
Larry Stock United States	9	1.4k 1.1×	578 0.9×	229 1.0×	400 1.8×	87 1.0×	14	1.6k
Steinar Eastwood Norway	14	1.0k 0.8×	517 0.8×	107 0.5×	427 1.9×	35 0.4×	23	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Makshtas

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Juutinen, Sari, Mika Aurela, Juha‐Pekka Tuovinen, et al.. (2022). Variation in CO ₂ and CH ₄ fluxes among land cover types in heterogeneous Arctic tundra in northeastern Siberia. Biogeosciences. 19(13). 3151–3167. 11 indexed citations

Heinemann, Günther, et al.. (2021). Observations and simulations of meteorological conditions over Arctic thick sea ice in late winter during the Transarktika 2019 expedition. 5 indexed citations

Makshtas, Alexander, et al.. (2020). Sea ice - atmosphere heat exchange during expedition “Transarctica-2019”. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 606(1). 12032–12032. 1 indexed citations

Jonassen, Marius O., et al.. (2019). Assessment of Atmospheric Reanalyses With Independent Observations in the Weddell Sea, the Antarctic. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 124(23). 12468–12484. 10 indexed citations

Vihma, Timo, Petteri Uotila, Stein Sandven, et al.. (2019). Towards an advanced observation system for the marine Arctic in the framework of the Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX). Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(3). 1941–1970. 16 indexed citations

Vihma, Timo, Petteri Uotila, Stein Sandven, et al.. (2018). Towards the Marine Arctic Component of the Pan-EurasianExperiment. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 1 indexed citations

Kustov, Vasilii, et al.. (2018). CROWTH OF THE FAST ICE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE FREEZING OF BOTTOM SEDIMENTS IN THE BUOR-KHAYA BAY COASTAL ZONE, LAPTEV SEA. Journal Ice and Snow. 58(2). 213–224. 2 indexed citations

Grachev, Andrey A., Ola Persson, Taneil Uttal, et al.. (2017). Surface energy budget and turbulent fluxes at Arctic terrestrial sites. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 10765. 1 indexed citations

Backman, John, Lauren Schmeisser, Aki Virkkula, et al.. (2017). On Aethalometer measurement uncertainties and an instrument correction factor for the Arctic. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 10(12). 5039–5062. 63 indexed citations

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Makshtas, Alexander, et al.. (2017). Aerosol component of the atmospheric surface layer according observations of the expedition “North-2015”. 57–65. 4 indexed citations

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Backman, John, Lauren Schmeisser, Aki Virkkula, et al.. (2016). On Aethalometer measurement uncertainties and multiple scatteringenhancement in the Arctic. 6 indexed citations

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Asmi, Eija, David Brus, Tuomas Laurila, et al.. (2016). Aerosol size distribution seasonal characteristics measured in Tiksi, Russian Arctic. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 16(3). 1271–1287. 89 indexed citations

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Makshtas, Alexander, et al.. (2015). The role of coal pollution in intensification of the fast ice melting in the Sveabukta bay (Van Mijenfjorden, Spitsbergen). Journal Ice and Snow. 125(1). 91–91. 2 indexed citations

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Dethloff, Klaus, Annette Rinke, Alexander Makshtas, et al.. (2014). Atmospheric winter conditions 2007/08 over the Arctic Ocean based on NP-35 data and regional model simulations. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 2 indexed citations

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Marchenko, Aleksey, et al.. (2011). Field Studies of Sea Water and Ice Properties in Svalbard Fjords. Proceedings of the International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering Under Arctic Conditions. 9 indexed citations

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Makshtas, Alexander, et al.. (2009). Hydrooptical characteristics of the Laptev and East-Siberian Seas. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 6922. 1 indexed citations

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Marchenko, Aleksey, et al.. (2009). Structure and Physicomechanical Properties of Sea Ice in the Central Arctic Studied in the Expedition Arctic 2007. Proceedings of the International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering Under Arctic Conditions. 4 indexed citations

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Makshtas, Alexander, et al.. (2005). Dynamic–Thermodynamic Sea Ice Model: Ridging and Its Application to Climate Study and Navigation. Journal of Climate. 18(18). 3840–3855. 5 indexed citations

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Makshtas, Alexander, et al.. (2003). Importance of Clouds to the Decaying Trend and Decadal Variability in the Arctic Ice Cover.. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 81(1). 179–189. 13 indexed citations

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Makshtas, Alexander, et al.. (2003). Possible dynamic and thermal causes for the recent decrease in sea ice in the Arctic Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 108(C7). 27 indexed citations

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